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WINDSOR, ON — The aptly named Constance Hall and her three-year-old trotting filly peers will invade Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening in a pair of $53,000 Gold Eliminations. For the past two seasons, Constance Hall has been a steady player on the Gold Series circuit, and trainer Bob McIntosh hopes the filly can maintain her

REXDALE, ON — When the three-year-old trotting colts arrive at Woodbine Racetrack on Friday evening for their last Gold Series Eliminations, the pressure will be on the top colts to lock up a place in next week's Gold Final and the season ending Super Final. The only colt not feeling any pressure is first time

SARNIA, ON — Eleven freshman pacing fillies will line up behind Hiawatha Horse Park's starting gate this Thursday in one $107,798 Gold Elimination, and trainer Bob McIntosh is hoping All Accounted For can earn her twelfth straight top five finish in spite of being handicapped by Post 8 in the crowded field. "If she can't

FRASERVILLE, ON — Ontario's top three-year-olds have cleared the first hurdle toward Grassroots glory, and are gearing up for a slate of eight $30,000 Semifinals this Thursday, Oct. 18 at Kawartha Downs. The second hurdle is a top four finish in Thursday's Semifinal, and trainer Per Henriksen is feeling confident that trotting colt Keystone Empire

REXDALE, ON — For the second straight week Luc Ouellette engineered a perfect pocket trip around the Woodbine Racetrack oval for Lennon Blue Chip, and this Monday the two-year-old pacing colt was able to take full advantage and score his first Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final victory. Leaving from Post 8, Ouellette gunned Lennon Blue

WINDSOR, ON — When you are sitting on the kind of horsepower Steve Condren was in the two-year-old trotting colt Gold Final at Windsor Raceway on Sunday, you can afford to be patient. Starting from Post 3 in a field of nine with prohibitive favourite Windsong Espoir, Condren's patience was tested early. As he has

FLAMBORO, ON — Jason Brewer piloted Docdor Doc to the fastest of four two-year-old pacing colt Grassroots divisions at Flamboro Downs on Friday evening, hitting the wire two and a quarter lengths on top in 1:56. Starting from Post 4, Brewer floated Docdor Doc off the starting gate and was sitting third on the outside

LONDON, ON — Bella Dolce started a little further along the Western Fair Raceway starting gate on Friday evening, but the two-year-old trotting filly delivered the same result as last week, trotting to an effortless three length Gold Final victory. From Post 6 the Kadabra daughter and Paul MacDonell were not able to control every

WINDSOR, ON — Jerry Vanboekel liked Windsong Espoir from the moment he stepped into the sales ring at last fall's Canadian Open Yearling Sale, and heading into Sunday's $130,000 Gold Final at Windsor Raceway his admiration has grown with every start. "I just liked him," recalls Vanboekel. "He looked like a Balanced Image horse." The

REXDALE, ON — Only eight fillies lined up to compete for $73,373 in Trillium Series purse money at Woodbine Racetrack on Thursday night, but they put on a spectacular show for fans, pounding down the stretch to a thrilling finish that saw only two lengths separate the winner from the seventh-place finisher. Canadette and Randy